Road work on High Street mostly finished for year
State road work from Getchell to Potter's Hill is largely complete for the year. Spring will bring rolling and top coating, a brief job that won’t disrupt traffic. The Fall completion spares another lengthy Summer closure, aiding motorists bound to West Bath and Phippsburg resorts.
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High Street
Getchell Street
Potter's Hill
West Bath
Phippsburg
Lemont
Washington Streets
Snow Train Excursions to White Mountains End Season
Boston and Maine Railroad plans Snow Train trips to Franconia and Crawford Notches in New Hampshire during winter weekends and occasional specials to show the snowy White Mountain scenery. The program, already successful for several winters, includes winter carnivals and may extend to Maine Central routes. Salvation Army kettles in business districts seek donations to fund about 500 Christmas dinners, urging public help to keep kettles boiling.
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The
Boston & Maine Railroad
New Hampshire
White Mountain
Boston
Franconia
Crawford Notches
Maine Central
Crawford Notch
Maine
Salvation Army
Maine highway work curbed in 1933 amid economy drive
Report from Augusta indicates reduced state aid road projects in 1933 despite extensive past construction. Highways are generally in good to near perfect condition, with many towns previously aided benefitting, but future appropriations are uncertain as an economy program looms.
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Maine
Augusta
Drivers urged to file operator licenses before January first
The article warns drivers to submit operator license applications now to receive licenses before January 1. It notes new registration plates are not required until March 1, but licenses must be renewed earlier, dispelling the belief that renewal can wait until March.
New England Banks Show Strength Over 11 1/2 Years
Washington statement reports New England banks demonstrated stronger stability than any other region over the last eleven and a half years with only a small number of suspensions among 10,104 bank suspensions in the period.
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New England
Washington
Wentworth Hotel Sold at Trustee Auction in Portsmouth
The Wentworth hotel property in Portsmouth was sold at a trustee sale in bankruptcy to Harry H. Beckwith of the Wentworth Hotel Co. for $145,000. The 200 acre Newcastle and Rye tract, improvements, and a staff of 250 with a $50,000 payroll for 11 weeks are noted, with Beckwith planning to reopen next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentworth Hotel
Portsmouth
Harry H. Beckwith
Wentworth Hotel Co
Albert H. Shaw
Bath
Harry E. Priest
Pinehurst
N. C
Shaw
Mr. Priest
Rockledge
Popham Beach
Priest
Wentworth
Newcastle
Rye
Beckwith
Barrels Recall Bath Forty Years Ago Customs
A Bath reminiscence recalls 500 barrels collected by Monmouth people for packing apples, flour, and sugar. Boys swapped barrels for cash at 12 cents with heads, ten cents without. Junk trade extended to rags bottles lead iron bones and other items at Munroe’s wharf store and later near Broad and Commercial streets. Barrel use faded as bags and boxes replaced them and prices rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Monmouth
Munroe
Acme Supply Co
Lewiston Buick Co
Grace Church Club Hears Navy Chief Electrician Talk
Grace Church Men's Club heard C. D. Keller United States Navy chief electrician give a slide talk on naval training cruises. He showed four reels depicting life aboard ship and duties ashore, followed by gratitude from the audience and a hearty supper attended by 34. The December 15 meeting will be led by W. P. Hill John H. Freeman and Walter Hill.
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C. D. Keller
Grace Church
Keller
Carroll Watson
Cecil Fullerton
H. Benjamin Duce
Charles M. Tubbs
Pres. Fullerton
W. P. Hill
John H. Freeman
Walter Hill
Maine potato plan aims to balance supply and demand
Governor Bowker endorses a six point program to stabilize the potato market, calling for governors of top potato states to create a production and marketing system. He cites improved grading and market control as key steps, with a conference among leading states to coordinate planned production. Also notes new basketball uniforms at Rockland high for boys and girls, featuring diamond patterns and orange colors.
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Bowker
Rockland High
Bowdoin Art Talk Describes Maine Collections
Miss Anna Elizabeth Smith of 7 Potter Street Brunswick, Bowdoin College curator, spoke to the Cosmopolitan club on Bowdoin art collections. She toured portraits in Walker Building and noted works by Feke, Blackburn, and Stuart, with visits to Bowdoin and local museums.
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Anna Elizabeth Smith
Potter Street
Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Cosmopolitan Club
Miss Smith
Bowdoin
Maine
Walker Art
Robert Feke
Blackburn
Gilbert Stuart
Bowdoin Museum
Walker Museum
Boyd Museum
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Portland
Congress Street
Longfellow
Reed
Frankling Simmons
Auburn
Androscoggin County Court House
Harry Cochrane
Frederick P. Vinton
A. H. Bicknell
Charles N. Flagg
Bates College
Lewiston
Colby College
Waterville
Milton
Paul Akers
Faun
George Dana Boardman Pepper
Charles Henry Pepper
Boston
Concord
Poland Spring
Pepperell
Kittery
Knox
Thomaston
Wiscasset
Singing Club
Charles W. Avery
Daniel T. Dougherty
Thanksgiving Philanthropic Committee
Albert Henderson
Harry B. Briggs
Charles R. Farnham
Kimball
Roscoe P. McFadden
Allan Spear
Carl C. Anderson
Edwin H. Given
Carl F. Pierce
Hazel E. Wakefield
House
Lillian C. Miller
Elsie Louise Trott
Leslie J. Wold
Philanthropic
Jennie P. Perkins
Frank A. Hodgdon
Carolyn M. Stackpole
R. Clinton McFadden
Program
Lena D. Donnell
Leroy F. Colby
John Perkins
Lawrence debutante to James P Saunders of Salem Massachusetts
The engagement of Miss Geraldine Elizabeth Wilson of Lawrence Massachusetts to James P Saunders of Salem Massachusetts has been announced by her parents. No wedding date has been set. Miss Wilson is Bates College graduate and member of several clubs. Saunders is a Whitinsville instructor, MIT and Boston University graduate.
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Geraldine Elizabeth Wilson
Lawrence
Mass
Bates College
James P. Saunders
Salem
William Wilson
Miss Wilson
Bates é@ club
la Petite Academie
Deutscher Verein
Saunders
Whitinsville
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston University
Let Children’s Toys Bring Christmas Joys in Bath
In Bath many attic toys books and puzzles are no longer used by children who outgrew them. A city club or service group could collect these items and deliver them to Salvation Army Colonial Club or similar groups for Christmas outreach to needy youngsters.
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Baby
Bath
Salvation Army
Colonial Club
Mystery of Broken Bottles Solved Near Boothbay Harbor
Sheriff Albert Henderson investigated more than 300 Golden Wedding whiskey bottles found dumped at the Maine Central Rail road wharf near the Kennebec bridge. Seals intact, initially puzzling. Officials later linked the glass to a recent liquor seizure at Boothbay Harbor and left near the waterfront.
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Maine Central Railroad
Albert Henderson
Kennebec Bridge
Boothbay Harbor
Chadbourne and Brown Marry in Augusta Quiet Ceremony
Gilbert R. Chadbourne a Winthrop newspaper veteran married Detroit teacher L Opal Brown in Augusta on Sunday December 4. The ceremony was performed by Rev Henry E Dunnack at his home. Chadbourne editor of The Modern Maine Farmer and known as Chad, has long served Maine press and public life. Brown teaches in Detroit public schools.
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Gilbert R. Chadbourne
Winthrop
L. Opal Brown
Detroit
Augusta
Henry E. Dunnack
Wahbon Street
Maine Farmer
Grange
Farm Bureau
Harmony
Kennebec Journal
Lewiston Journal
Frederick H. Parkhurst
Percival P. Baxter
State House
Baxter
South Africa
Idaho
Sun-Up
Portland
Chad
New England
Mich
Maine Publicity Bureau Directors Meeting Preview
Directors of the Maine Publicity Bureau will meet at the Augusta House tomorrow at 10 30 a m to hear officer reports elect officers and directors and transact other business. The session is expected to adjourn by noon followed by an executive session of the Maine Tel Association and a 7 p m dinner inviting bureau directors.
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Maine Publicity Bureau
Augusta House
Maine Tel Association
the Publicity Bureau
Still Doing Business Since 1650 and Cony Family Link
The London firm Davison Newman & Company remains active after a 200 pound debit tied to the Boston Tea Party incident in 1773, continuing operations since 1650. Miss Ruth Smith, Cony High School senior, is a direct descendant of Daniel Cony founder of Cony Female Academy and benefactor of a $20 000 fund used to build Cony High School in 1881.
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Boston
Nation
Davison, Newman & Company
London Grocers
Teamen
Ruth Smith
Cony
Daniel Cony
Cony Female Academy
Cony High School
Miss Smith
William Allen Smith
Reuel Williams
Cony Street
Augusta
Concord Academy
Concord
Mass
Salvation Army Christmas Appeal Seeks Local Support
The Salvation Army in Bath kicks off its annual Christmas fund drive with kettles on street corners. Nearly fifteen dinner applicants already ahead of the drive, with a $500 quota to cover clothing and meals. Citizens are urged to donate any amount, checks payable to The Salvation Army of Bath. Santa may skip some children without help.
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Salvation Army
Newberry's
Senter’s
Salvation Army of Bath
Santa
Augusta Bowlers Defeat Bath Men In 10 String Match
Augusta Clark and Fisher defeated Bath pair Bill Robson and Poke Farrar at Park Alleys. Augusta total 1883 to Bath 1839 with Clark top scoring 986 and Farrar second at 936.
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Augusta
Clark
Fisher
Bill Robson
Poke
Farrar
Park
Bath Robson
Augusta Clark
Christmas Sale of Genesta Sewing Circle Attended
The Genesta sewing circle held its annual Christmas sale at Masonic hall last Wednesday. Mrs Carrol A Deering acted as general chairman with efficient helpers, and Mrs N Gratz Jackson led the supper committee. The event offered aprons candies books greens and other items. a hearty menu of baked beans ham cabbage salad pickles rolls cake and coffee complemented the sale as a substantial sum was cleared.
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Genesta Sewing Circle
Masonic Hall
Carrol A. Deering
W. Stanley Hunter
N. Gratz Jackson
Ledyard Renominated as Bath Recorder for Four Years
Governor Gardiner renominated Owen J. Ledyard as recorder of Bath municipal court for a four year term. He also renominated Dr A A Stott of Woolwich as county medical examiner of insane convicts Wilbur C Oliver of Bath as probation officer and Chester H McCabe of Bath as licensed detective. Miss Sally P Moses of Bangor was appointed to Bath Advisory Council of Health and Welfare.
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Owen J. Ledyard
Bath Municipal Court
Gardiner
A. A. Stott
Woolwich
Wilbur C. Oliver
Bath
Chester H. McCabe
Sally P. Moses
Bangor
Advisory Council of Health and Welfare
NEW MATRON APPOINTED AT OLD LADIES HOME
Annie Ware of Bath, formerly a Home nurse, assumes duties as matron succeeding Miss Carita Wentworth who resigned. Jennie Rogers of Phippsburg becomes nurse and Blanche Joy the new cook. Frank Purington of North Jay suffers a severe stage accident while shingling a two story house, breaking both wrists and bruising others. Paul Dwinal of Auburn, related by marriage, shaken but uninjured. Everett Wheeler escapes unhurt.
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Annie Ware
Bath
Old Ladies Home
Carita Wentworth
Jennie Rogers
Phippsburg
Blanche Joy
Frank Purington
North Jay
H. E. Purington
Paul Dwinal
Auburn
Mr. Purington
Everett Wheeler
Pierce and Dennison Win at Gonbract Club Night
Wednesday Night scoring lists Dwight Pierce and William Dennison leading with 6155 points, followed by Andrew Merrill and John Hayes at 5050. Albert Austin and Harold Footer posted 3595, with fourth going to Dudley Leavitt and Harold Brown at 3050. other pairs include Andrews with George Hunt, John Fitzgerald with Harry Day, and multiple smaller pairings, reflecting a lively clubs night.
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Y Colonial
Andrew Errill Aoeek
John Hayes
Albert Austin
Harold Footer
Dudley Leavitt
Harold Brown
Dwight Pierce
William Dennison
Andrew Merrill
Paston Brown
Andrews
George Hunt
John Fitzgerald
Harry
Day
Alex Burden
Homer Rotter
Jab Skelton
James Gillies
Dee Haggett
Joseph McCole
Baer Connard
Frank Nichols
Marius Page
Allen Oulton
Modern Woodmen Win Wednesday Interclub Cribbage Match
Woodmen defeated Odd Fellows 2 to 1 in a Woodmen hall interclub cribbage event. G Moody and J Hagan led for the Woodmen against FP Stover and W Norton for Odd Fellows. Final scores reflected close play with Woodmen 1196 Odd Fellows 650 in one game and 111 to 90 in cribbage.
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Odd Fellows
Woodmen
Hall of the Woodmen
People's Church Christmas sale a successful event
The Ladies' Aid Christmas sale at People's Baptist church drew visitors for an afternoon and evening of gifts and decorations. Mrs. Helen Leonard led as president with capable assistants, while Mrs. Nina McRae oversaw fancy work and quilts. Other helpers included Mrs. Viola Seavey, Mrs. Minnie Putnam, Mrs. Herbert Anderson, Mrs. Jennie Sutherland, and Mrs. Maud Orr at the cooked foods table. Separately, Rev. Nelson W. Bryant of Christ Episcopal Gardiner announced resignation to accept St. George's Church in Newport, R. I. His departure ends his first pastorate after moving from Lynn, Mass.. he is a member of Herman lodge F. & A. M. and the Rotary club.
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People’s Baptist Church
Helen Leonard
Nina McRae
Viola Seavey
Minnie Putnam
Herbert Anderson
Jennie Sutherland
Maud Orr
Nelson W. Bryant
Christ Episcopal Church, Gardiner
St. George’s Church
Newport
R. I
Christ's Church
Bryant
Gardiner
Lynn
Mass
Herman Lodge F. & A. M
The
New Rotary Club
Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A dense set of crossword style clues covering horizontal and vertical entries. Includes diverse definitions for numbers 1 to 87, with several garbled or merged fragments but overall presents a mixed clue list requiring filling for a complete grid.
Chevrolet Unveils New Sedan In Show Demonstration
The event featured a portland zone speaker W J Graveson, a revolving dais unveiling, and moving pictures highlighting the new ventilating system and shatterproof glass. Six models and a stripped chassis showcased workings as newspapers will announce the car tomorrow ahead of broader publicity.
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The
America
Pep Lew Legion
Chevrolet
W.J. Graveson
Portland
Fisher
Junior League Dance for Hospital Benefit at Morse High
Miss Carrie E Shaw will chair the annual Junior League holiday dance for City Hospital. The event occurs at Morse High School gym on December 30. Committees named include Tickets by Ruth Skillings and Gladys Olm. Refreshments by Janette W Smith, Marcia Moulton, William R Freeman, Roger Skillings. Decorations by Alden, G Smith, Priscilla Magoun, Mary Newell, Harriet Lord.
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Carrie E. Shaw
Morse High School
City Hospital
William R. Freeman
High Street
Ruth Skillings
Gladys Olm
Janette W. Smith
Marcia Moulton
Roger Skillings
Miss Margery J Scott Plans Weekend in Brookline Mass
Miss Margery J Scott of 80 Court Street left Friday to pass the weekend in Brookline Massachusetts as a guest of Miss Florence Foley.
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Margery J. Scott
Court ‘Street
Brookline
Mass
Florence Foley
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the Times Company
Pront Street
Bath, Maine
F. B. Nichols
Pres
Treas
Harry C. Webber
Bath Boys
Grace Church Club
Cosmoproliban Club
Santa Claus
Chadbourne-Brown
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
Sale OF Genesta
Ledyard
Woodmen’s Hall
People’s Church
Nder’s
Western Newspaper Union
Fred S Curtis
Thomas R. Huston
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